The B.C. government this morning announced it is disbursing nearly $4 million to equip and train volunteer and composite fire departments. Through the Community Emergency…
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EMS Food Drive sets new record
The Salvation Army Fernie shared “a great big thank you” to the people of Fernie and local Emergency Services and volunteers for their part in…
FFD rescues river recreationalist
Fernie Fire Department (FFD) members yesterday (July 14) responded to a recreational river user who had capsized and was stuck on a strainer in the…
Motorcycle rider killed in collision at Fernie
On July 11 at 12:36 p.m., Elk Valley Regional RCMP – along with Fernie Fire Department and BC Ambulance – attended to a collision involving…
Highway 3 re-opened after single fatality collision
On June 20, at approximately 6:15 p.m., a two-vehicle collision occurred at Kubinec Road along Highway 3, approximately 10 km south of Fernie. The highway…
Firefighters knock down grass fire near Fernie
Fernie Fire Department crews responded to a grass fire on Robinson Road that got away from a property owner on Saturday, April 19. Even though…
Fernie Fire responds to three-vehicle MVA
Four Fernie Fire Department members and the Fire Chief responded to a three vehicle MVA near Elko Oct. 10. “It was a challenging incident with…
FireSmart sessions August 17 and 22 with FFES
Fernie Fire Department’s Deputy Fire Chief Scott Robinson will be at the Fernie Heritage Library on Saturday, August 17 from 12 – 2 p.m., and…
44 BC Builds homes coming to Fernie
Nearly 100 new rental homes are coming for middle-income individuals, couples and families in Fernie and Nelson through BC Builds housing projects. BC Builds, launched…
Valley and South Country firefighters practice water shuttling
Members of the Elk Valley and South Country Fire Departments in collaboration with the Fernie Fire Department, and members of the Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi ‘it (Tobacco Plains) Fire…